Chapter 35: Time Knocks on the Window (3)
"Father, what's wrong with you? …… Li Wei asked with concern.
"How is this possible?"
Again, this is the wrong idea.
[bsp; In fact, the suppression of Li Shimin and Li Zhi made it very uncomfortable for the five surnames and seven families. It's just that these big families have the arrogance of big families, and they always refuse to bow their heads and admit defeat. It was loosened in Wu Zetian's hands, which was also a helpless move, and the object of Wu Zetian's suppression was mainly aimed at the new nobles in Guanzhong and the Qigui in Daibei, but he couldn't suppress the big family nationwide, and he didn't dare. Therefore, on the contrary, the Shandong scholars were wooed. At one time, the Cui family, the Zheng family, the Li family, and the Lu family had many children who took advantage of the situation to enter the court. Including the beautiful man Cui Xiang who made Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping bend their waists. But as an entire big family, he was not optimistic about the martial arts family and did not make a move. When Li Xian arrived, he didn't even take care of his wife, let alone suppress the five surnames and seven families.
However, the policies left by Li Shimin and Li Zhi still existed, including the imperial examination system and the door-shadow system. The imperial examination system was originally an opportunity, but the early imperial examination system was dominated by two eunuchs and tribute students, and there was little chance of five surnames and seven families. Therefore, the situation of five surnames and seven families has not improved.
Until after the Anshi Rebellion, it lost control of the entire country, and it was already like this, so it was better to win over a few major wangmen branches.
The Li Tang clan took the initiative to put down the shelves, and even the imperial examination system was relaxed. To what extent, Tang Xuanzong's beloved daughter Princess Wanshou married the living lang of the Zheng family, Zheng Hao, and his younger brother Zheng Hao was seriously ill. Xuanzong sent an envoy to comfort the detective, and asked where my princess was? The envoy replied that he was watching the theater at the Temple of Mercy and Grace. Xuanzong was furious, called Princess Wanshou over, and said, how can there be an uncle who is seriously ill and does not look at it, but watches the play? reprimanded him fiercely, and ordered the messenger to send it to Zheng's house to plead guilty.
It's just a little brother-in-law, why bother to be your own daughter?
That's it, Zheng Hao is not very happy, it was Bai Minzhong's idea to marry Princess Wanshou at the beginning. Zheng Hao, who was unhappy about getting married, has always hated Bai Minzhong all his life because he married a princess.
The nobles are so.
Later generations are not very clear about this period of history, and even once ranked the Pei family, the Xiao family and the Wei family above the Zheng family in terms of how many prime ministers ranked. This is the wrong idea. For example, now, there are several officials in the Pei family who have become high-ranking officials in the court, Pei Xingjian is a capable general in the hands of the emperor, he can be civil and martial, Pei Judao is equal to the national abbot, Pei Yan is the number one general under Wu Zetian, and the Pei family dares to say that it is more noble than the Zheng family? Another example is the Wu Zhou period, several people in the Wu family were kings and dukes, and Li Xianshi even had four Wei as ministers at one time. But can it be done Wu Bantang, Pei Bantang and Wei Bantang?
However, once the Tang Dynasty let go of these major surnames in Shandong, there were immediately stories like Zheng Bantang and Cui Bantang.
This is a long cultural and historical heritage, and the family has a large number of children and has cultivated a large number of talents. As well as having existed for many years, monopolizing many resources. There is also a rigorous style of conduct. In addition, under the influence of Hu Feng, he did not ask Li Wei to borrow seeds for blood like the Tubo Wulu clan, but he attached great importance to marriage and tried every means to protect the noble bloodline. In the world, how many families have five surnames and seven noble families?
Therefore, even if there is no one in the Zheng family now, it is far more noble than Pei Xiaowei's family.
But this is a false appearance in the end, arrogance is just a castle in the air, as Li Wei said, the skin does not exist, and the hair will be attached? Waiting for the rebellion, Jiangzuo then became a mound ruins, Yu Jin broke Jiangling, dressed well, and did not serve as a servant, two blows, Jiangzuo Shi clan completely collapsed. When it came to the Huangchao Uprising, "Tianjie stepped on the bones of the princess and the Zhu Sect, and there was no ...... half". Then in the hands of Tang Zhaozong, Li Zhen of the Hanmen planned, and Zhu Wen contributed, saying that it was difficult to control the well-dressed and well-dressed people, so Pei Shu and other famous court officials were killed in the White Horse Station and thrown into the Yellow River. Since then, don't say that the nine products are positive, and there are no more flowing products.
Among the five surnames and seven families, the Taiyuan Wang family was the weakest, and Li Tang succeeded in Taiyuan, so he was the first to be "unclear" with the imperial court. But the Taiyuan royal family, Zheng Li Cuilu just regarded them as golden jade clothes, but among the other families, the Zheng family was slightly weaker, and the most Luoyang was closer.
After Li Wei ascended the throne, he faintly pointed to the five surnames and seven families. Therefore, the Zheng family in Xingyang is even more worried. The suppression of a tougher attitude from generation to generation is ultimately detrimental to one's own family. And it seems that the British lord ascended the throne, and the more British the lord, the more harmful it is to their family. It happened that Li Wei arrived in Huaizhou, and this trip was very ingenious, and he made a big circle, which seemed to deliberately bypass Xingyang, which made the Zheng family think of Pianpiao. So there was Uncle Zheng Lian and his party.
This is an internal affair of the five surnames and seven families, and outsiders still don't know about it. In Li Zhi's mind, these big families are very stubborn, and the imperial court has suppressed them several times, but these families secretly enjoy themselves behind closed doors, and even the imperial court's edicts do not allow the seven families to marry each other, and they are not allowed to marry women at high prices, but they still do not listen. There is no way to take them, and the ministers are not angry, even favored ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Li Ji disregard the emperor's wishes, and actually marry them. All of this has caused the relationship between these two sides to be more complicated than the relationship between Li Wei and Wu Zetian, with mutual resentment, resentment and incomprehension.
So Ji Zhi was surprised.
Li Wei told what happened again.
"Hong'er, well done." At this time, Li Zhi didn't care that the object of the Zheng family's relatives was a businessman. If you hate it in your heart, it's best to marry a beggar to marry a daughter, so that you can be angry.
Wu Zetian also smiled, patted Li Wei's hand and said, "Hong'er, don't be happy first, wait until the Zheng family marries the daughter, then you can count." “
This is a grudge, which causes the two most noble people in the world to have a bad mentality.
Of course, it's not that that's the rejoice.
The Taiyuan royal family had early contact with the royal family, and this was because of the geographical relationship. Moreover, the Taiyuan Wang family is not heavy in the five surnames and seven families. The Zheng family in Xingyang is the real big fish. This gesture of goodwill does not mean that all the five surnames and seven families have expressed their positions, but it is equivalent to a window curtain, everyone is knocking on the curtains, and the people outside say to open the curtains, let me take a look, and the people inside say, you wait, I will come immediately.
It's already equivalent to breaking with a stab.
Five surnames and seven families defected, and this heavenly family really had a face.
But that's not the right thing.
For the five surnames and seven families, as a traverser, his mentality is still very calm, and he does not deliberately dislike it, nor does he deliberately want to climb high. has a good side, a good upbringing, and can make a standard for the people of the world. There are still many talents, but they have not been used by the imperial court. But there are more drawbacks.
Li Weicai objectively targeted the five surnames and seven families, and did not make a move, but said something vaguely.
Li Wei added: "This is a good start. “
"Yes, the five surnames are the only one, and the royal family has always been very embarrassed." Wu Zetian Dao. is not only royal, but also embarrassing for a person from a poor family like her.
"But the queen mother, have you ever thought about what kind of situation will happen if the five surnames and seven families really put down their bodies and are attached to the imperial court, and each of them is full of talents, and if they don't pass the door, they pass the imperial examination?"
Wu Zetian frowned, this question was a bit of a headache.
The five surnames and seven families are very arrogant, and the court can use the excuse to suppress them, but as soon as they put down their bodies and show favor to the court, the court will no longer be able to suppress them as before. Not to mention letting them participate in the imperial examinations, even the Guozijian had to openly open the door to them.
If that is the case, with the talent resources of the five surnames and seven families, at least half of the people who will be admitted to the Jinshi in the future will be from their families.
is that the cultural level is comparable, and as soon as the examiner sees that he is a disciple of five surnames and seven families, this impression score will be added. It is impossible for every minister to be like Li Yifu, who can't get married, and then be jealous.
Do you have to go to the name system?
Seeing his mother's doubts, Li Wei didn't say that the vague name system would also say it today. It's been almost two months since he ascended the throne, and he has been fighting all the time, and he can't do anything. I don't dare to do it, Wang Anshi changed the law, just because he came hard, what are the consequences? Could it be that Wang Anshi didn't want the Song Dynasty to be good? At that time, Song Shenzong's speech should have weight, and there was no gate valve, Wang Anshi made a comeback, and the world was highly hoped. It's all that consequence, look at yourself again, the court has parents who are constrained, the court is not in unison, and there are these gate lords and magnates in the wild. Li Wei is close to each other, and he still needs his mother's cooperation to do good deeds.
Putting aside the vague name system for the time being, another thing was said. Said: "Father, mother, and son-in-law just said that Taizong said that the people can overturn the boat, and they are the people of the world, not the powerful, famous, and relatives. Therefore, Erchen had an idea to open township schools in various counties and townships, so that children from good families could also receive educational opportunities. ”
"Over... Something is inappropriate......" Li Zhi said. Fighting is fighting, as his heart, he wants the Tang Dynasty better than Wu Zetian, after all, this is his family's foundation.
Li Wei has said before that Li Zhi has always been noncommittal or not.
It's not that we don't want to popularize it, it's hard to say it, but once we popularize education, it is equivalent to enlightening the people. But as the ruler himself, except for a few elites, he has always adopted a policy of ignoring the people. It is better for ordinary people not to understand anything in order to obediently be cattle and horses.
Li Wei said: "Father, no, the people are the people after all, they are people, not livestock, they also have their own wisdom, if they are dissatisfied, they are illiterate, and they can also do great things." Since Qin officially ruled the world, how many means have the monarchs used? But how many years did each dynasty have? Father doesn't want our Tang Dynasty to have a dry year, even if it is a 500-year foundation? Foolish people...... This mentality refers to reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, at least so that they can have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a house to live in. Also, give them proper respect.
This is the real king. Moreover, universal education can take the opportunity to teach them etiquette and patriotism. Only then will the people not rise up. Moreover, just to give them the opportunity to educate, with bamboo paper and movable type printing, the cost is small. What books to teach, the court can choose, and even the imperial examination can be scheduled. Not only that, but only when many people in the world are educated, will they not let the powerful and the wangmen flourish. Father, the change of the Northern and Southern Dynasties is mostly caused by the powerful and important ministers, and has nothing to do with the people. Too much power for the powerful is also a bad thing. ”
Li Zhi hesitated.
Li Wei showed his hole cards at this time and said: "A lot of things have happened during this time, and Erchen doesn't want to expand any further. “
didn't say it again, which means that Li Zhi will also understand.
In the past few days, three major events have worried people's hearts, Zhu Jing said it clearly, Wu Zetian faintly felt that Xiangdai was very important to his son, but it was not clear how important it was. But whether it is the case of Wu Chenghe's management or the case of someone who wants to murder, it will be overturned, and then some means can be used to expand the situation indefinitely, and it may even be possible to completely turn Li Wei around.
Not much, as long as under the banner of eliminating the traitors in the DPRK and China, Li Wei has this right in his hands again, and he uses the murder case to carry stolen goods, kill all the martial arts, and even Wu Zetian deposes her, Li Wei can completely turn the tables, and as soon as Wu Zetian falls, Li Zhi will become blind, so he can't control any rights.
But Li Wei didn't want to do this, there were many variables, and besides, his mother would not be caught.
This is like playing chess, playing this favorable situation, and not continuing to play, let's make concessions on this favorable opportunity, and make an approximate exchange.
And so far, Li Wei is only talking about state affairs, and has not mentioned any important ministers.
Li Wei said again: "Not only this move, but also the matter of the martial arts discussed by the queen mother, because of the vague name system, has been indecisive for a long time. Although there are some implications in these, they are all long-term strategies for the benefit of the country and the people. Father, emperor, mother, why don't the three of us join forces to send a letter to get these two things done. ”
It's very reasonable, see no, there are not many benefits of interest disputes, so you two old people have to go. If there is a conflict of interest, the three of us will bear it together.
Wu Zetian looked at him suspiciously and said, "Hong'er, this palace doesn't quite understand. ”
This is not to see the rabbit and not to scatter the eagle.
Li Wei had no choice but to say, "Queen Mother, take a look." ”
took out Wei Hongji's fold.
This case is very easy to investigate, and as soon as it is caught and tried in the first instance, everything comes out.
Including how much silk he gave to Wu Chenghe, and how much Wu Quanzi embezzled himself, all confessed. And it also proves that Wu Chengsi knows more or less what some of his subordinates do, but he is very silent about this. With these offerings, it was enough for Wu Chengsi to drink a pot.
However, Li Wei said: "This is the reckless behavior of the people below, it is a matter of the queen mother's relatives, and it also needs to have a face, and Wu Quanzi killed someone, which will pay for his life." Since he committed a capital crime, Erchen's book making was like child's play, and it was impossible to count. As for the stone case on the cliff, it is not necessarily aimed at the sons. There is also Wu Chenghei Na Xiangdai Princess, but he doesn't dare to accept it, the queen mother is just kind, and it is not easy to forcibly persuade ......"
You don't have jokes, and the queen mother can't joke either.
But let Li Wei change this time, there is nothing.
Then look at the mother, not only at the mother, but also at the father. My father must have wanted to be restrained by the court, but the situation is getting bigger and bigger, and this is certainly not what my father wants. A very good situation, in exchange for three major things that benefit the country and the people, had to give up the opportunity to transfer Wei Yuanzhong and others back to Beijing.
But Li Wei is not sure, his mother has lost the upper hand this time, will she be willing?
So he took Li Zhi's hand with one hand and Wu Zetian's hand with the other, and said earnestly: "Father, mother, the country is the root of my family......" (to be continued)
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